Question

2. Suppose a person is suffering from jaundice. Whether prescribing him penicillin will be useful or
not?
a. How the pathogen that causes jaundice enters the body?
b. Name the target organ for jaundice.

Answer 1

Dear Student
Jaundice is known to be caused by an unknown pathogenic bacteria which seems to be gram negative. On the other hand penicillin is active against bacteria which are gram positive. It interferes with the cell wall formation in such bacteria. Thus penicillin is inactive against bacteria causing jaundice.

a) The pathogen that caused jaundice enters the body via consuming contaminated food and water.
b) Liver is the target organ for jaundice.

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